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[Nvyseal]

images/news/generic.jpgSince reporting Monday that Nine Inch Nails had dumped its record label and was to offer future albums direct to the public, Oasis and Jamiroquai have also joined the move away from the record industry, but the biggest announcement of all is news today that Madonna has dumped the record industry.

According to reports, Madonna has signed a $120million deal with L.A. based concert promotion firm Live Nation to distribute three studio albums, promote concert tours, sell merchandise and license Madonna’s name.

Whilst the deal differs from Nine Inch Nails in that Madonna is not offering direct-to-public albums, Live Nation isn’t a record company. The deal shows that even for a world famous act, a record company is no longer required in the days of digital downloads and P2P music sharing.

Thanks TechCrunch

[hog]

Wow this is starting to be a big deal IMO. It's a good thing that the music industry is evolving with the technology though in 10 years from now I want to still be able to hold a physical album in my hands and to show off my collection!

[WFO]

I hope the trend continues! Bleep the record labels. They screw the artists and reap the rewards. Die Sony! Die! End mini rant. Toby Keith started his own recording label a couple years ago because of industry shenanigans.

[Christopholofigus]

Cool! Radiohead, NIN, Madonna...nice!

[David_Heavey]

Christopholofigus, on Oct 12 2007, 06:29 AM, said:

Cool! Radiohead, NIN, Madonna...nice!

Hate them all

[hog]

David_Heavey, on Oct 12 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Hate them all

I bet they hate you too

[m.oreilly]

hog, on Oct 12 2007, 07:09 AM, said:

I bet they hate you too

(dave actually likes madonna: you know...when she dresses up like a guy..... )

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

Madonna...a washed up soon to be 50 year old... She needs to hang it up and honestly if these artists know that their labels are bad then they need to try and get with ones that arent screwin their source of income....

[Nvyseal]

BlueScreenOfDeath, on Oct 12 2007, 10:25 AM, said:

Madonna...a washed up soon to be 50 year old... She needs to hang it up and honestly if these artists know that their labels are bad then they need to try and get with ones that arent screwin their source of income....

...oh come on you carpet muncher, when its all said and done, and the lights are down low, you know you'd shag that washed up 50 year old

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

Id have to be very wasted...blindfolded and out of my mind to even consider doing such a thing...come to think of it dave...

shes in your ballpark in terms of age. Yall could go play bingo together and eat cream of wheat in the mornings

[m.oreilly]

BlueScreenOfDeath, on Oct 14 2007, 07:41 PM, said:

...Yall could go play bingo...and eat cream of wheat in the mornings

dang that sounds like fun. i've got my weekend planned

[m.oreilly]

scaramonga, on Oct 14 2007, 09:09 PM, said:

[BlueScreenOfDeath]

m.oreilly, on Oct 14 2007, 09:18 PM, said:

dang that sounds like fun. i've got my weekend planned

Hows a seductive sponge bath sound lol

[m.oreilly]

BlueScreenOfDeath, on Oct 15 2007, 02:28 PM, said:

Hows a seductive sponge bath sound lol